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Benson Asks For GSP Superfight, White Shuts him Down | UFC NEWS

Earlier this evening it was announced on UFC Tonight that current UFC Lightweight champion, Benson Henderson, had asked to face Welterweight champ, Georges St. Pierre, assuming both successfully defend their titles in their upcoming fights. Unfortunately for Bendo, Dana White immediately shot down the idea.

“No, that’s not going to happen…” said White, “Ben Henderson, it’s not going to happen, he just won that title not too long ago. There’s plenty of guys in the 155 pound division to defend the title defense, and a possible fight with Aldo, if Aldo moves up and stays at ’55. A possible fight with Pettis a couple of fights away again… I don’t blame Ben Henderson for wanting to go to 170, that’s the big money fight. The big money fight is Georges St. Pierre, everybody knows it.”

This is a new proposition in the cadre of potential superfights in the UFC, though it seems to be a long shot. To build upon Dana White’s point, there are certainly big fights for both champions assuming they both beat their upcoming opponents. For Henderson, Aldo and Pettis are two huge fights that have been building for some time. Johnny Hendricks, Rory McDonald and several fighters from Strikeforce have been steadily climbing the ranks for a shot at the belt. All of these fights, of course, come after their immediate match ups: Gilbert Melendez for Henderson and Nick Diaz for GSP.

While the notion of a superfight is intriguing, Dana White made clear that they will certainly not become the norm. “There’s not going to be all this jumping around,” said White, confirming his stance that these fights are earned by definitively clearing out a division.

If both Henderson and GSP defend their belts successfully over the next couple years, of course, this match up could be a very intriguing one. Both champions have an impressive mix of wrestling, grappling and striking abilities. Henderson is a very large lightweight, measuring only one inch shorter than the Canadian St. Pierre. The seed has been planted, and only time will tell if this superfight will come to fruition.

Agreed, Georgie is way to strong and as athletically gifted as Benson is,Georges has him beat there as well. Intriguing fight though I’d still like to see it. Benson cuts from 180 to make 55 so really he is WW.

It really doesn’t make any sense what Dana says about Benson not being the champ long enough. Pettis never held a title yet he gets a shot at Aldo’s cause he asked, in return if Aldo defeats Pettis he gets a super fight title shit against Benson…..WTF???

Only reason Pettis is getting a shot at Aldo is because the ufc screwed him again and again.. Promised him a couple times a title fight and hasnt gotten one.. Then just recently if he was promised a title fight if he beat Cerrone.. But now they screwed him again with Bendo vs. Gil! So they are trying to make up for their screw ups..Other than that Pettis would be fighting Bendo..

annihilate. I associate “annihilate” with finishing a fighter. destroy – exterminate – obliterate – wipe out – demolish. Methodical beatdown is no synonym for those words.
Semanitics is the difference.
GSP is a great fighter. He hasn’t annihilated anyone lately.

The thing about Ben Henderson is that he got caught in a really deep submission attempt in all of his recent fights and just sort of muscles his way out of them. One of the strengths of his game is that he’s a huge, strong 155. We’ll probably see him later in his career at 170 but he won’t be as dominant.

Man, I would LOVE too see this fight. I think Bendo could give GSP a run for his money. Bendo has skills and GSP has gotten pretty predictable. I’m more interested in this fight than any other at 70 beyond Hendricks. But Dana is right, there are many good fights at 55, but they are all low PPV fighters. These baby divisions need a superstar. Maybe Pettis, Aldo has proved not be very marketable. If Pettis completely dismantles Aldo, then he could be the star at 55, but he will need to do it for a few years. GSP wasn’t the money machine right out of the gate.

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